Verdonck v. Scopes

Plaintiff, Phil Verdonck, purchased a used 1984 Cadillac El Dorado from defendant, Les Scopes, in August 1987. Plaintiff subsequently filed a four-count complaint alleging that defendant had induced plaintiff to buy the car by misrepresenting the car’s mileage. The complaint alleged causes of action under (1) the odometer requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act of 1972 (Federal Act) (15 U.S.C.A. §1981 et seq. (West 1982)); (2) the odometer certification requirements of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Illinois odometer law) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 95½, par.…